ostar
See also: oštar
Icelandic
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *austr.
Adverb
ōstar
- in the east, eastward
- 9th century, Hildebrandslied, ll. 17–18:
- […] dat hiltibrant hætti min fater • ih heittu hadubrant •
forn her ostar gihueit floh her otachres nid- […] that Hildibrand was called my father — I am called Hadubrand. Long ago he headed east; he fled Odoaker’s wrath.
- 9th century, Hildebrandslied, ll. 17–18:
Descendants
- Middle High German: ōster
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